Entries from Williams 1971 in Pollex-Online

Williams, H. W. (1971). A Dictionary of the Maori Language. Wellington, Government Printer.

Language Item Description
New Zealand Maori Waru Eight
New Zealand Maori Waru Scrape v
New Zealand Maori Wanawana Spines, bristles
New Zealand Maori Wawana Gooseflesh
New Zealand Maori Waananga Esoteric lore, traditional learning, wise person
New Zealand Maori Wao Forest
New Zealand Maori Waa/waahi/ To split something lengthwise
New Zealand Maori Wata/wata Full of holes, perforated; having many interstices
New Zealand Maori Weka A bird (Gallirallus australis)
New Zealand Maori Wekeweke Tentacles, rootlets
New Zealand Maori Weku/weku Tufted, in tufts
New Zealand Maori Weku To hook, catch hold of, tear
New Zealand Maori Wera (pass. wera-ina) Burnt; burn (vt)
New Zealand Maori Wera Heated, hot; heat
New Zealand Maori Weri Centipede
New Zealand Maori Weri/weri Disgusting, offensive
New Zealand Maori Wero Stab, spear
New Zealand Maori We/weru Garment
New Zealand Maori Wehe-a Detach, divide
New Zealand Maori Weta Dirt, excreta; wisp of grass placed in anus of a corpse
New Zealand Maori We(we)te, wetewete Untie, unravel, release, set free
New Zealand Maori Weu Fibre, rootlet; single hair; tuft of hair used ritually
New Zealand Maori Weiweia Of low degree Problematic
New Zealand Maori Wiri Bore, twist, drill
New Zealand Maori Wiiwii A stinging fly
New Zealand Maori Ruhi Weak, languid, exhausted, spent
New Zealand Maori Kuta(kuta), kuukuta A rush (Scirpus lacustris); a woman's maro made of the same; (= Schoenoplectus validus) (Eleocharis sphacelata) (Bvr)
New Zealand Maori Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum)
New Zealand Maori Hoorua Toboggan down a hillside on the branch of a tree
New Zealand Maori A(a) At, at the time of (of future time)
New Zealand Maori Aamuri The time to come
New Zealand Maori Piere Gape, as a wound; fissure, cleft, crack, chink
New Zealand Maori Ii Be stirred (of feelings)
New Zealand Maori Whakairo Ornament with a pattern -- used of carving, tattooing, painting, weaving
New Zealand Maori Hiakai Hunger; hungry
New Zealand Maori Ina For, since, inasmuch as; when (of time future)
New Zealand Maori Hamo Sweet potato variety; back of head
New Zealand Maori Whakamate Put todeath; cause to be sick; dam up (water)
New Zealand Maori Tuu Wounded
New Zealand Maori Rawaka Abundant, sufficient
New Zealand Maori Maru/ahiahi Evening
New Zealand Maori Aanewa o te rangi Whirlwind
New Zealand Maori (Pa)pare Turn aside; divert, cause to face or point in different direction...; slink away, turn aside
New Zealand Maori Parepare Breastwork in a fortification
New Zealand Maori Paretua Pad under a load to protect the back
New Zealand Maori Piro Putrid, stinking; foul smell; offensive matter from a sore
New Zealand Maori Tahora Uncultivated open country
New Zealand Maori Tahora Spread out, lay out
New Zealand Maori Maataawai Fountainhead
New Zealand Maori Pua Foam of the sea; foaming, breaking (wave) Phonologically Irregular